PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Molly Malone - The Dubliners. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Curry
vs
Barrett

207 cm
29
285 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

194 cm
36
245 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry looks for the body kick but Barrett saw that one coming.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry swinging wildly here.
Curry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Barrett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Barrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Barrett.

It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Barrett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Curry checks it well.

Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Barrett avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.

Curry breaks from the clinch.
Barrett misses with a double jab
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrett's head.
Curry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Curry needs to keep his hands up - Barrett had a free shot at his head there.
Barrett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Curry moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Curry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Barrett misses with a kick to the body.
Curry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but Curry saw it coming and moves away.
Barrett misses with a hook
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
Curry staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Curry.
Crunch! Curry slams his shin into Barrett's torso.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Barrett misses with a straight right.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Barrett misses with a hook
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Curry.

Barrett instigates a clinch.
Barrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barrett tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Barrett slips the punch.
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick and Curry moves out of range easily.
Barrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Curry counters with a quick kick to the body but Barrett blocks it.
Barrett is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barrett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curry works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curry checks a low kick from Barrett.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curry keeps Barrett at a distance using the push kick.
Curry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Curry lands with a cross.
Curry moves out of range as Barrett strikes.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Barrett avoided it.
Curry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrett throws a leg kick that misses.
Curry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Curry finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Barrett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Curry lands a leg kick that knocks Barrett off balance momentarily.
Barrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrett misses the body punch
and Curry counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curry.
Barrett misses with a body shot.
Curry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barrett looks winded!
Barrett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Curry scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.

Curry lands a big head kick that sends Barrett tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Barrett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Curry cracks Barrett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barrett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Curry finish him?

Barrett is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry scores with a spinning back kick!
Barrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Curry throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Barrett crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Curry!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Curry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.